Don,

The more you babble, the more I feel confident that I will win this bet. I said certified scale, I really don't trust those $29.99 pieces of junk.

By the way, my willingness to bet has NOTHING to do with your fishing skill and EVERYTHING to do with the difficulty of the task. Maybe if I put it in striper terms, you will understand what I mean:

CT trophy Striper = 40 lbs.
CT Trophy Largemouth = 6 lbs.

You have said that you will beat the trophy minimum by at least 16.6%, a tough feat on a species that you really do not focus on. In essence, a 7 lb largemouth is about as common as a 45 or 46 pound striper. If you get a 7 lb largemouth in Rogers this year, I will gladly pay the bet and congratulate you, because you will deserve it.

One Rayz Custom built smallmouth rod coming up.

Huskybass